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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 25, 2023Lake County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Apr 25, 2023, 4:01 PM EDT for Lake County, Florida. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Apr 25, 2023, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2023, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
50

County Lake County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 25, 10:04 AM EDT, 5 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 10:04 AM EDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 11:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1104 AM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-154-159-
164-247-254-259-264-347-447-547-647-747-260200-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-Volusia-
Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-Flagler Beach to Volusia-
Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-Volusia-
Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-Inland Volusia-
Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Okeechobee-Coastal Volusia-
Southern Lake-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-
Coastal Martin-Inland Northern Brevard-Inland Indian River-
Inland Saint Lucie-Inland Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard-
Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Inland Southern Brevard-
Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
1104 AM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
Scattered lightning storms will develop over east central Florida
this afternoon, pushing offshore into tonight. The highest
coverage is expected to be generally from Orlando southward. A
few storms may become strong to marginally severe and the Storm
Prediction Center has again highlighted much of the area in a
Marginal Risk. The main threats with any stronger storms are
frequent lightning strikes, gusty winds around 50 mph with a few
gusts to 60 mph, large hail, and heavy downpours. Head inside at
the first sign of lightning or thunder. Rainfall accumulations up
to around 2 inches could lead to ponding on area roadways or in
poor drainage areas.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A Moderate risk for life-threatening rip currents continues at
area beaches. Check with the local beach patrol for additional
information about ocean hazards and always heed the advice of
lifeguards. Swim only within sight of a lifeguard and never enter
the ocean alone.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
Isolated to scattered lightning storms will continue over the
local Atlantic waters into the afternoon. Additional storms that
develop over the interior could drift back towards the coast
south of the Cape this evening. A few storms could become strong
to severe, especially over inland lakes south of metro Orlando.
The main threats will be frequent lightning strikes, wind gusts
to around 40 to 50 knots, and large hail.

.WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
Storms containing brief funnel cloud spinups or waterspouts will
be possible within coastal areas of east Central Florida mainly
south of Cape Canaveral.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
High coverage of showers and lightning storms looks to continue
into this weekend. A few storms will be strong to marginally
severe through much of the workweek. Main threats will be gusty
winds and hail. However, ponding water will be an increasing
hazard into late week, as rounds of rainfall accumulate each day.

A moderate risk of rip currents looks to continue through at least
midweek.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters should monitor the weather and self activate if needed.

Schaper/Leahy

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 3:02 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
302 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

FLZ159-164-251930-
Coastal St. Lucie FL-Coastal Martin FL-
302 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Martin
County through 330 PM EDT...

At 302 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Jensen Beach, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Stuart, Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, Palm City and Sewall's Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. These types of funnel clouds are harmless, but on rare
occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50
mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your
sighting to the National Weather Service.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2719 8029 2728 8028 2728 8017 2719 8013
      2712 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 281DEG 11KT 2723 8023

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kelly
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 3:29 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
329 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

FLZ164-252000-
Coastal Martin FL-
329 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Martin
County through 400 PM EDT...

At 329 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Port Salerno, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Stuart, Jupiter Island, Hobe Sound, Port Salerno and Sewall's Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. These types of funnel clouds are harmless, but on rare
occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50
mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your
sighting to the National Weather Service.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2701 8008 2716 8023 2724 8016 2723 8014
      2719 8013 2703 8008
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 311DEG 17KT 2715 8016

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kelly
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 3:38 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
338 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

FLZ154-159-252015-
Coastal St. Lucie FL-Coastal Indian River FL-
338 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central St.
Lucie and southeastern Indian River Counties through 415 PM EDT...

At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Vero Beach South, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Vero Beach, Vero Beach South, Indrio, Gifford and Pointe West.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. These types of funnel clouds are harmless, but on rare
occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50
mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your
sighting to the National Weather Service.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2747 8041 2751 8045 2752 8045 2757 8049
      2761 8051 2768 8043 2760 8030 2757 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 313DEG 9KT 2759 8044

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kelly
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 3:46 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
346 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

FLZ154-254-252015-
Inland Indian River FL-Coastal Indian River FL-
346 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Indian
River County through 415 PM EDT...

At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Blue Cypress Lake, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Fellsmere, Gifford and Pointe West.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. These types of funnel clouds are harmless, but on rare
occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50
mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your
sighting to the National Weather Service.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2756 8057 2756 8063 2759 8070 2767 8074
      2779 8064 2767 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 313DEG 9KT 2770 8067

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kelly
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
401 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

FLZ044-144-252030-
Northern Lake County FL-Southern Lake County FL-
401 PM EDT Tue Apr 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Lake County
through 430 PM EDT...

At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
The Villages, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Leesburg, Eustis, Tavares, Lady Lake and Groveland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2896 8195 2896 8167 2855 8182 2859 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 315DEG 18KT 2893 8195

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Kelly

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 8:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBSaint Lucie3 hr
Apr 24, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBMartin, Saint Lucie39 min
Apr 25, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB48 min
Apr 25, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB94 min
Apr 25, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB60 min
Apr 25, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin28 min
Apr 25, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin31 min
Apr 25, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSaint Lucie37 min
Apr 25, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River29 min
Apr 25, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake25 min
Apr 25, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBIndian River, Saint Lucie51 min
Apr 25, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake34 min
Apr 25, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake30 min
Apr 25, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMLBLake40 min
Apr 25, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMLBLake27 min
Apr 25, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBMartin, Saint Lucie49 min
Apr 25, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake32 min
Apr 25, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMLBLake, Orange, Osceola42 min
Apr 25, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange36 min
Apr 25, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMLBOsceola41 min
Apr 25, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin32 min
Apr 25, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola26 min
Apr 25, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola43 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.